Georgia began the 2019-20 campaign with a comeback win over Western Carolina, 91-72. The Bulldogs trailed by a point at the half, but shot very well late in the victory. Last season, the Dawgs were just 2-19 in games in which they either trailed or were tied at halftime. To summarize the season-opening success, here are five key statistical reasons for you to know about.

1) It has been said throughout the off-season, but the Bulldogs have ten newcomers on the team, and many of them are freshmen. The freshmen scored 54 of the 91 points (59 percent), and here's how they did it.

2) Most of the hype belongs to five-star Anthony Edwards. He ended up with 24 points and nine rebounds before fouling out. He was one rebound shy of becoming the first Georgia freshman since Jeremy Jacob (2007 vs. Jacksonville State) to record a double-double in the season-opener. Here's a deeper look at his game on Tuesday.

3) Here is a little more on Edwards. His 24 points is the fifth-highest total in the 33 games the Bulldogs have played under Tom Crean. Eight times a player has reached 20 in that time period, and of course Edwards got there faster than anyone else.

4) Georgia started off very slowly and shot very poor for the field. The Dawgs connected on only six of their first 23 shots (26 percent). After that, the Bulldogs turned it on by making 25 of their next 43 shots (58 percent). For the game, they finished at 47 percent.

5) Georgia's bench was a big spark for the Dawgs. They outscored the Catamounts' bench 36 to 6. Freshman Sahvir Wheeler led the non-starters with 19 points in his debut. Tye Fagan added six, Christian Brown had five, Rodney Howard four, and Toumani Camara had two. The Bulldogs' bench shot a combined 14-of-18 from the field while the Catamounts' bench went 2-for-9.